Chapter 178: Tavern Brawl (1/2)

Surprised by the arrival of the unfamiliar voice, the group surrounding Cole as well as the blonde youth that was called out all looked at the source. Upon seeing that the owner was of a similar physique and build as Cole, only with a bit more 'wild' side to him, his lips curved into a cruel smile.

He looked back towards Mary, who was already blushing and acting shy, a complete 180 from how she acted in front of him, he was already annoyed and angered. Pointing at the wild-looking, long black-haired and golden-eyed boy he spoke with a threatening tone.

”Is that the guy you were talking about? Is he here to make us regret disturbing you two?”

Without hesitation, Cole answered before even Mary had the chance.

”Yes! You should run now, otherwise, you will not have the chance anymore!” He spoke confidently, despite the situation he was in. With Aiden's arrival, his fear had vanished completely. With his friend around, he was certain that these idiots can't do anything.

”Are you agreeing to this weakling?” The blonde guy looked at Mary once more, gritting his teeth due to the sheer amount of frustration that kept building up in him.

Mary kept looking at Aiden's direction shyly, not daring to look at him for too long. She didn't answer the man's question, but her reaction was quite obvious. It didn't take a genius to figure out what she was thinking.

”Fine then! Watch as we beat your little man up!” He growled, releasing the pent-up emotions in one-go. Turning towards his lackeys he impatiently waved his hand and gave the order.

”Go and beat that shithead up! Make sure he can't sit up! GO! Once you are done with him, take this brat away too! ”He pointed at Cole, then turned towards Mary licking his lips with expectations about what he would do to her tonight. ”Leave me with this bitch for a bit, then we can take her away!”

”Yes, boss!” The group yelled with excitement shining in their eyes, which morphed into a cruel glint a moment later, as they turned towards the still calm, and nonchalant youngster.

His golden eyes showed no fear, as he looked at the blonde man. His voice was still calm and cool as he addressed him.

”I said, you are sitting on my seat, blondie. Are you deaf? I will say it one last time, in a way that even you can understand it.”

He took a step forward, arriving next to the guy standing the closest to Cole. He gently placed his right hand on his left shoulder. He leaned forward and looked at the blonde guy with an expressionless gaze.

As he opened his eyes to speak, his voice was still calm, but there was suddenly a chilly undertone to it, that caused the group to involuntarily shiver.

”Stand... Up... Before…” At this point, his eyes suddenly lit up, glowing in a golden color. The guy who he was leaning on suddenly cried out as the sound of bones crushing could be heard from his direction. He suddenly fell on his knees, grabbing his crushed left shoulder, sobbing miserably unable to endure the pain. Ignoring his cry, Aiden simply placed his palm on the desk continuing with his threat. ”...Before… I kill you all.” With that said, the light from his eyes faded, returning to their original state.

The group could only stare at the boy with shocked expressions at this sudden turn of events. Even the blonde man couldn't believe their eyes. What just happened?

Still, he couldn't accept the fact that his group wouldn't be able to handle just one boy, even if he was stronger than they originally expected. After the momentary shock, he came back to his senses and turned towards his blonde musclehead lackey and snorted loudly.

”Don't just stand there like an idiot, go deal with him! You two Ben! Crush him to pieces, don't worry about the consequences!” He yelled out angrily.

His words managed to wake the group from their shocked state. The shock quickly vanished from their faces, the previous menacing glare returned as they eyed this newcomer as if he was already dead prey.

”Sure, boss.” Ben, the bald musclehead nodded with a cruel grin and jumped up from his seat. Cracking his knuckles, he slowly approached the youngster, the rest of the group slowly following suit. A few of them were already reaching for the handle of their weapons, as they eyed the golden-eyed boy from the top to the bottom.

”Boy, you may have some flashy tricks, but that doesn't matter against pure unconstrained strength. You have angered the wrong crowd today, you can only curse at your own misfortune!” Ben growled cruelly as he closed in on the boy.

”Don't worry, I will make sure to keep your girlfriend company all night and make sure to teach her how to behave! Her life's new goal will be to please me and my friends! AHAHAHA!” The blonde guy gloated, looking forward to Aiden's misfortune already.